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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter ... the father of the inflationary theory of the universe - and figured, in ... the most of your time at MIT, and for working towards completion of your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals Week, from my perspective My finals.

  

  out of the summer all happy from working at Hasbro and building toys all ... you to be able to use and manipulate it. It's one of the (if not the ... walked out of the final at 4:30 PM on Wednesday and went straight back to

  • by Snively '11
  • December 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  converse in the comments below civilly and with the best of intentions, as ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you ... , shake it off, and remember that you will survive, even thrive, wherever you

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  converse in the comments below civilly and with the best of intentions, as ... unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you ... , shake it off, and remember that you will survive, even thrive, wherever you

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  What’s Happening at McCormick? Guest Post by MC^2's REX Chairs

  

  Mccormick represents the culture, sense of community, and overall fun you ... Enter the wizarding world of McCormick and join us as we eat HP ... for an exciting night of games, mocktails, prizes, a movie, snacks, and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  Slocum, MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering (and 2.007 Design and ... 's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said ... assistance. Chu, in turn, has assembled a team of five “extraordinarily

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  We salute you. They say sometimes about MIT that of sleeping, studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost ... everybody, certainly; at times rewarding, and at times quite painful. Eight

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  was the first real session of studio, and we… practiced drawing a ... tracing paper and the like. I have a feeling I'll be using lots of those. Hooray for second and last half of the week! ‚ò∫

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to meeting you over the coming weeks through the blogs and, of course, CPW. And now, here's a cute little something to brighten your day

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  'm in the second group stunt and the partner stunt and the top of the ... experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go ... . @ AXO Lip Sync this year: (I dunno, this was like a week and a half ago) I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  every day (from 10 AM to 1 PM) and at least one test every day of class ... . When I took Spanish in high school, it was 50-minutes of class, and then ... sense of the daily newspaper, the subway announcements, and having 2-hour

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  ,000 applications. The mean of all guesses was 12,323 (not bad!) and the median was 12 ... current number of applications: 12,440. This represents a 9% increase over last year's 11,373 applications. So, the results of the guessing game

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer ... ) Herrell's D) Christina's Boston and Cambridge are home to many other fine ice cream eateries, and the ones I listed above are all within walking

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thursday

  

  defense of Phil '05 5:30-6:30 -- piano drop at Baker House (in honor of Drop Date) 6:30-9:00 -- "Three tongues of the Muse" -- A tricultural poetry night with dinner, live music, and dance The event will include: -A full

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  of the new Brain and Cognitive Sciences building, which houses the BCS ... /tests, and d) your personal procrastination preferences, the weeks around the middle of term can be just like any other week, or they can be ridiculous

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party. Here's the ... , Daniel, Mitra, Allison, and Kevin in real life! There will be food (of

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  Action admitted and deferred applicants, Regular Action applicants, students who have graduated, and international applicants. The form will be available in your application portal in late January and should be completed
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit ... people DO sleep! One of the best parts of selection is the massive amount

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  was located in the middle of a chapter and referenced stuff we hadn ... was charged to 3,000 V) vaporized into a shower of sparks and my ears ... thing sticking up, and a beaker between the two. The gist of it is that if

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  only two hundred or so people in simmons and next, almost of all of which ... windows, and an urge to investigate every square inch of my bed. two Fixing ... out of simmons, and it was nice when i got to do it along with some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020